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Yampa River commercial operation permits due Feb. 21

All businesses interested in renewing their annual commercial operation permits or applying for commercial operations on the Yampa River must do so by 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21.

Permits are handled through the Parks & Community Services Department

Businesses will need to submit a detailed operating plan for their proposed use. Plans should include safety plans, daily numbers and times/areas of use and demonstrate an understanding of commercial guidelines and city planning codes. Operators should be prepared to discuss their plan and answer questions if necessary.



If the request is not made by Feb. 21 permitted river operations will not be considered. For a business that was grandfathered into the plan with specific uses, any new proposed use needs to be approved by the commission.

Commercial use guidelines from the Yampa River Management Plan (Appendix B, B-1) are available at http://co-steamboatsprings.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/7426.



On March 14, the Parks & Recreation Commission will review all commercial operations permits and requests. All applying parties should plan to attend that meeting should the commission have questions or need additional information.

Deadline for Bessie Minor Swift grant applications Thursday

The Bessie Minor Swift Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations in Routt County through Thursday. Grants will be awarded to programs that promote literacy, reading and writing skills and programs in the languages, sciences and interdisciplinary areas.

Last year, the foundation awarded more than $6,500 in grant funds to local nonprofits, including Integrated Community, Heeling Friends, Yampa Valley High School and Yampatika.

The fund will consider applications for grants requesting a minimum of $500 and a maximum of $3,000. Interested nonprofits can apply at bessieminorswift.org/apply.

The Bessie Minor Swift Foundation was formed by the owners and founder of Swift Communications, which owns and operates the Steamboat Pilot & Today and steamboattoday.com. Bessie Minor Swift was mother of Philip Swift, the founder of Swift Communications. Visit bessieminorswift.org for more information.

Schools request information from local kindergarten parents

Parents who have children who will turn 5 by Oct. 1 and will be attending kindergarten in the fall and parents who have first-graders who did not attend kindergarten in the Steamboat Springs School District are asked to fill out an online form to help the district gauge student numbers for the 2018-19 school year.

This is not considered registration for school. That process will take place the first week of March. To participate, visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ab3AnE9XYR9LUB7jlivlgHxaEmAVAT0zEL3r06d2JCE/viewform?edit_requested=true.

Colorado Mountain College students selected to visit NASA

Dallas Capozza and Justin Olson of Colorado Mountain College Steamboat Springs were selected to travel to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in February to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars onsite experience.

Capozza and Olson were selected as two of 171 community college students from across the U.S. to be part of the experience. The five-week online activity culminated with a four-day trip to the NASA Center and offered students the opportunity to interact with NASA engineers and others as they learn more about careers in science and engineering.

While at NASA, students formed teams and established fictional companies interested in Mars exploration. Each team was responsible for developing and testing a prototype rover, forming a company infrastructure, managing a budget and developing communications and outreach.

The onsite experience at NASA included briefings by NASA subject matter experts, information on how to apply for internships and a tour of NASA’s unique facilities.

“NCAS not only inspires community college students to advance in STEM fields, but it also opens doors for future careers at NASA,” Joeletta Patrick, Minority University Research and Education Project manager, said in a news release. “NCAS has a legacy of alumni moving from NASA internships to and ultimately entering the NASA workforce.”


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